INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
NLC6 £28, - £30,
To enable officers to discharge their financial management duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Council’s Financial Regulations, as a professional advisory and support function, the Finance and Technology Service aims to ensure that Council Services are provided with the necessary financial support and advice in a targeted, value-added, risk-based, and appropriate manner. In doing so, a key objective of Finance and Technology Service is to support Council Services in delivering on the priorities and shared ambition of North Lanarkshire.
Working within the Finance and Technology Service of the Council, you will be a confident, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual who exhibits a positive and professional disposition. Additionally, you will be required to display initiative and work well and collaboratively within a team environment.
As a key officer within a wider Finance Team, you will assist in facilitating the necessary financial controls and reconciliation mechanisms in terms of the preparation, distribution, and consolidation of periodic financial datasets and accompanying management information. Furthermore, other main duties of the role will include, but are not limited to, assisting in the development and implementation of financial and budgetary control systems; providing the necessary financial and administrative support within the Finance Team; supporting the Council’s budget monitoring processes inclusive of analysing financial records and statistics, producing financial management information, and supporting year-end accounting processes.
Suitable candidates must have Higher Grade qualifications or relevant, equivalent qualifications. In addition, candidates will also require a minimum of two-years practical experience within an accounting and finance environment; experience of financial ledger / accounting systems coupled with demonstrating other pertinent ICT knowledge and transferable skills; be able to evidence analytical, numeracy, communication, and interpersonal skills; and have the ability to organise their work effectively to meet deadlines.
You will be joining a dynamic and flexible team within Finance and Technology who currently operate a hybrid model of home-working and office-based work at the Civic Centre offices in Motherwell.
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